Manicuring aid



Aug. 19, 1952 G, Ew|5 2,607,356

I MANICURING AID Filed Feb. 13, 1948 attempts have failed todo. so.

PatentedV Aug. 19, 1952 MANICURING Ain Lorena G: Lewis, New York, N. Y.,V assignor to Barx Pro'ductsCorp., New York, N'. Y., a corporationof'Delaware 1 apseationrbruari 13 lwflsrai N931@ t Claims. (Clflzggjg). .1

This` invention relates tolfimma;vertiente.v in. means .for manicuring and otherwise beautifyi'ngj thenailsof thehumarx.digits.

Itis at ,present4 and Ahasloeen .forsome time past. the fashion. to apply. polishing material tofthe. human nails in thel form of a liquidftvhi'chds permitted to.. dry and which thereafterfasslimes ahard and .glossy enamel-like a'ppn'aarance.'v The application of'` such materialfis. time consuming and, requires-l considerable care often calling. vfor I an d; since the'polish materia'lis not indirect contact with the` nails', may 'be' used by persons having allergy to many kinds ofA suchrnaterial,1

Other objects and advantages'of the present inventionjwill' be apparent ifro'm the following detailed description taken in conjunction with tlie'v accompanying'drawings' wherein a preferred the. -skill oifarprofessional.manicurist. Furthertages connected withthmuse .ofLliqnidpolishfby i providing the polish. in preformedA solid iilms conforming in shape tothe nail. Such attempts have contributedelittleadvanceginthe art in that the na'illms are extremely brittle, willnot permit the usual cutting or 'trimming' of thje. nails after the films have been appliedand alsov are so insecurel'ye attachedtofther nziilstliatv they are readily dislodged during normal activity ofthe usen. l M

Itrisfanobject of the presentainventionto cure all'the foregoing andl other-4 disadvantagesmattendant .upon the use of. liquidk nail vpolishing material and actually to contribute tothe: art importantand valuable advantages whereeprior Morefspecicallm it is an object' of thezinvention.- to provide nail polishingmaterialroffithe conventional'or any other suitableifkind in'fa'fpref formed-solidified iilm but, instead of beingiadapte ed fordirect 4application to thenail through@ the medium of ,an adhesive, the lmfforms aupart^ of acompound laminated structurewhich :is adapt"A edto be applied to the surfaceofthe nail. fDevices constructed in accordancefwith thepresent invention; require no skill toiglapply; present'. a natural appearance withoutifeeling'roffarti ciality; the polishedy surface;- material is spreitectedfagainst chipping or*l peeling oif;jwill:not beidamaged when the nail isfcuti'and indeediare adapted to be.cut.or. trimmed., along with the nail, are extremely moredurable in use than liquidi polishing materialsl and* prior substitutes therefor; -provideprotection for nails; improve the condition and stimulate growth of the nails;

has'.been 'selected'-for ei'iempliilcation';y

In the drawings j Fig.` l is arepresentation ofthe human' hand showingthe mannerinwhich devices constructed according to ,the 'invention' areapplied',y to the nails ofthefdig'its';

Fig. 2" is a longitudinal sectional' view taken through 'one off' the nail covering' devicesV shovvn in Fig`- 1;v Y Ei'gis a sectional' viewtaken along the line 3931er Figizt' f Fig. 4J.is'aperspectiveview 'showing one form ofjpackagingja set of' the devices sui'cient for application to' allth'ei nails'of the handior toev digitsin: ajsta'ck' having the adhesive surfacel of onel device in contact fvvith' the polished surface. oianotleriand ff f Fig'. lisja perspectiveviewof'a modified form ofjpackaging. a 'set' of the devices mounted' on' a; ribbon of cellophane or ,other suitable carrier she'et.\voi 1ndiin a spool.

Referring more'T partcularlyjjto tliel drawings', Whereiiiflike. numerals refertojlike'partsf the nail covering"structureindicated in its', entirety yat A. is, ,a compound :laminated body composed 'of` a thin lii'lr'n ofl solidified nail :polishing materialA l secured to` sheetjnjaterial'; 'preferably in the form vided lvvith anyj suitable adhesive. substance 1 4. Inaconvenientform ofthe invention, the parts lzand ilmay beiordinaryadhesive tape-L The'. sheet material' I2 and, or, t he adhesive substance ldjmay. bewh'iteor Aile'shlcolo'red or tinted a color similari to the color of" the Y polish material |01' Itl'is1 understood that the polish material jl 0 'mayi be f provided in a great variety, of.. different colors and tints' to suit` Athe desires oroecasionsofthelparticular user.

' smoothedsprion to application -of theg polish fma-v terial,` It isidesirable: to treattheasurface'of; the,

sheet material42 withwa; suitable .materialfsuch as; acetonelin fjorder to increase:v the tendency ,ofi

the polish material l0 to adhere thereto. It is embodiment of the principles j of the' v'invention y tween the woventhread remain open so that the polish material I when it is applied will iind its -way into such interstices or otherwise become l imbedded within the body of the sheet l2 so as v to provide a secure bond between the materials.

when the polish I0 solidies.

The polish material I0 may be applied to the sheet I2 in any suitable manner such as by spraying, pouring or spreading with a brush or the like, it being desirable that the coating be of a uniform thickness suiiicient to present a perfectly smooth outer surface. vThe polish material Il) is then driedin any wellfknown manner.

The thus laminated structure is then ready to be stamped or cut out by dies into approximate nail'shapes and sizes such as indicated at' A. Preferably the individual nail coverings A are' made slightly largerthan the nail to be covered thereby, it being 'intended in most instances that the ends of the devices be trimmedafter application .to the nail.

.The layer of polish I0 is impervious to air and moisture. and, firmlykeyed to its pliant sheet material base I2, does not possess theiusual brittleness or tendency to peel but'y instead assumes thepliant flexible characteristics of the material l2.

A preferred form of packaging the devices A' for use is shown in Fig. 4`wherein sets of the'de-A vices, five or ten, in numbers suiiicient to cover the nailsof the-digits of a hand or' foot are stacked-with the adhesive surface of one pressed firmlyV against the'polish surface of the adjacent device. I have found that when packed "in this manner the adhesive quality of the material I4 will actually be restored. Thus, after a'se't of the devices has beenworn by the user and it is 'de. sired tochange, say to another color, adhesivev quality of the material l 4 `can be'fully restored if the devices are assembledin the manner shown and/as a consequencethe devices are ready vfor reapplication whenever desired.` Further,'*when initially 'prepared for the market in the form of a stack, :the utmost compactness is provided and the devices maybe stored overlong periods of time without danger of deterioration. Another convenient manner y(of presenting the devices A for the user is shown in Fig. 5 wherein the devices may be mounted in sets of any suit'-Y able number vof rows upon a strip'of any .suitable material, cellophane for examplai having'vpa surface to whichv the material 'I4 is`adherent but not sufficiently so to prevent ready removal of the' devices when the same are to be put into, use.

Such strips may be compactly folded ink any Vde l sired manner or, asY shown', may be wound'uponz unreeled as the devices are used. p In applying the Adevices A'to'the nails it isv sug-4 gestedthat they bepress'edso'that the adhesive a support in spool form fromwhich they may be I4 is in firm contact with'the underlying surfacev of the nail and the outer polished surfaces of the devices be rubbed with the fingers to remove any wrinkles.V It is intended then that the devices, Vas well as the ends of the" nails, Vif4 desired, be trimmed, preferably f with the conventional curved 'manicuring scissors so that the ends of the devices are iush with the ends of the nails. Itis suggested also, after the devices fare thus applied, that the hands; or feet be washedin warm soapy water followed by running the thumb rmlyfover. eachnail to. remove .anybubbles and remaininewrnkles. Suchfivshinsfalsqiffurther removes any feeling of artificiality and the nails Avwill then present a perfectly smooth and uniformly polished appearance. This most desirable condition will be maintained for many Weeks and will not be impaired by bathing, washing or the performance Of'otherv vigorous household duties by theuser. As the nails grow they may be trimmed or filed with an emery board without removing the covering devices.

Itwill be understood that the particular form and construction of the nail covering devices and the methods of manufacturing the same and of manicuringthelnails herein shown and described are e'i'uemplary'only` of preferred embodiments of the invention which embraces within its concept such other forms vor modiiications'as may 'come Within the scope of the lfollowing claims.

1'.1 A decorative covering for the fnail'of a human digit formed of a pliable laminated structure having an' outer layer' rof solidified nail polish materialsecured to an inner layer of sheet ma' terialanda layer of'adhesive material carried bythe exposed face of said'inner layer, the said coveringbeing of a size and curvature 'substantiallyconforming to the surface of said nail-,f the said"y inner layer 'of sheet materialcomprising V'a' fabric sheet, and ana'dhe'sive layer secured to theV other surfaceo'f theffabric sheet, the entire sandwich' conforming generally in outline to the shape of a normal human digitalnail." f

, Y '.LQRENA c7. LEWIS. E

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